**What You'll Learn:**
- Basic and advanced sewing techniques
- Fabric selection and care
- Dyeing methods for unique patterns
- Creating your own textile projects
Does your child love creating and making? Would they like to learn to sew or build on their existing sewing skills?
Wednesdays and Thursdays afterschool at the Town mill Lyme Regis
All skill levels welcome! Whether you're a beginner or looking to refine your skills, this class is perfect for everyone.
After School Textiles is our after school sewing class for 9- 18 year-olds. We run the classes during term time on Wednesday and Thursdays afternoons from 4 pm to 6 pm at the Sew La Di Da Sewing School, at the Lyme Regis Town Mill.
help with GSC and A level textiles can be arranged separately.
Wednesday, Thursdays afternoons: 4 pm – 6 pm, spaces available.
Our weekly ‘After School Textiles classes are a highly enjoyable way for budding designers to learn how to sew and design. We start with simple projects to enable them to familiarise the students with the sewing machine. We quickly move on to customizing and up-cycling garments, which can involve sewing, applique and embellishing with patches and hand or machine embroidery. Before long, we move on to making garments. We theme the projects to the time of year.
Support is on hand to tackle machine stitching, and all of our sewing machines have a speed control allowing sewists to take things at their own speed. We keep group sizes small to ensure that everyone receives the tuition they need to make projects, garments that they can be proud of.
The classes allow for creativity and imagination to express themselves with fabric, sewing, and design.
As we progress I encourage the students to plan their wardrobe making, considering fabrics, style and wearability.
Students will learn
- How to thread a sewing machine
- Using a sewing machine to sew straight lines and curves
- Upcycling clothes, embellishing with stitching, applique, patches and embroidery
- Making simple skirts, culottes and t-shirts and so much more.
We provide patterns and fabrics can be purchased at the class and can be paid for by cash or card at the end of each class.
What to bring:
- Themselves!
- Fabric (or purchase from our fabric shop from , we would recommend a good quality cotton fabric for most beginners patterns) or please bring you're own fabric and sewing pattern. If you need guidance before the start of term please e mail or better still ring me on 07707811114 to discuss projects.
What is included:
- 2 hours of tuition a week.
- Sewing Patterns when needed.
Location:
Upper Stable Block,
Town Mill,
Mill Lane,
Lyme Regis,
Dorset,
DT7 3PU